Popular online gaming marketplace Steam will be unblocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) after the portal agreed to stop downloads of the game "Fight of Gods" in Malaysia.

"The MCMC is committed to protecting the interest of (internet) users in Malaysia, and will not compromise with any quarter that defiles religions and peace of the various races in this country," it added in a statement this morning.

The Steam website was blocked in Malaysia last night.

The game "Fight of Gods" caused controversy when a trailer of the game emerged depicting, among others, Jesus Christ engaged in combat with Buddha.

The MCMC block stirred an uproar among Malaysia's gaming community as it denied Malaysians from buying games from the Steam marketplace.

It is estimated that there are over two million users of the Steam platform in Malaysia.

Hundreds of negative comments were posted on the MCMC Facebook page following the block.

Some commenters noted that they did not even know the offending game existed until the MCMC decided to block access to Steam.

DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang meanwhile said that while that action should be taken against the game "Fight of Gods" to preserve national harmony, the MCMC's act to block Steam as a whole was too much.

"Multimedia and Communications Minister Salleh Said Keruak has caused greater embarrassment to Malaysia than all the five Prime Ministers put together in 60 years," Lim said in a statement.

He said that by blocking Steam, the government had brought unwanted attention from "millions of youths" around the world who would not have thought of Malaysia otherwise.

"Great savviness and sensitivities are needed to ensure that the communications and multi media minister and the MCMC chiefs do not act like 'bulls in China shops'," he added.